Tag: United Kingdom

British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama (AP Images)

Beltway Confidential

Britain’s Syria vote not its first Obama rejection

Ashe Schow · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, speaks during a debate on Syria, in Britain's parliament, London, Thursday August 29, 2013. Britain's leaders said Thursday it would be legal under humanitarian doctrine to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council, but it is not certain how much support there is for the government's resolution on Syria. Behind Cameron are British Foreign Secretary William Hague, obscured 2nd right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left. (AP Photo / PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES

UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote

Associated Press · August 29, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama has promised action on Syria over and over again, but in the end has actually offered little more than words. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Examiner Editorial: Obama talks tough, carries matchstick

Washington Examiner · August 29, 2013 4:00 am

Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain will wait for both a United Nations weapons inspection, and a vote in parliament before he commits British armed forces to war in Syria. But President Obama is signaling he has no intention of doing either. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: Will Obama illegally bomb Syria?

Conn Carroll · August 29, 2013 4:00 am

Pentagon: ‘United States Military Is Prepared for Any Contingency Involving Syria’

Daniel Halper · August 27, 2013 1:18 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, file citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus, Syria. Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, some 355 people showing "neurotoxic symptoms" died after a suspected chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs earlier this week. The group says three hospitals it supports had reported receiving about 3,600 patients with such symptoms in less than three hours that day. (AP Photo/Media Office Of Douma City, File)

Obama calls British prime minister to discuss Syria options

Susan Crabtree · August 24, 2013 4:00 am

A recent report found that 14 underperforming hospitals in England had substandard care, contributing to the needless deaths of nearly 13,000 people since 2005. (Thinkstock)

Britain gives America a preview of Obamacare

Cal Thomas · August 22, 2013 4:00 am

Jim Messina and President Obama. AP Photo.

Obama’s Messina called a traitor for helping British conservatives

Paul Bedard · August 6, 2013 4:00 am

Fresh Prince

The Scrapbook · August 5, 2013 4:00 am

The most important single fact about Mrs. Thatcher, Charles Moore says, is not that she was a conservative but that she was a woman, ready to use her charms as well as her intellect in dealing with men. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

A woman in full: Margaret Thatcher gets her due in new biography

Michael Barone · July 26, 2013 4:00 am

In Honor of the Young Prince

William Kristol · July 23, 2013 10:01 am

Obamas Mark Birth of ‘Young Prince’

Daniel Halper · July 22, 2013 8:39 pm